Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage Technology Development in a Region with High CO 2 Emissions and Low Storage Potential—A Case Study of Upper Silesia in Poland

Anna Śliwińska, Aleksandra Strugała-Wilczek, Piotr Krawczyk, Agnieszka Leśniak, Tomasz Urych, Jarosław Chećko and Krzysztof Stańczyk
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Anna Śliwińska: Department of Energy Saving and Air Protection, Central Mining Institute, Plac Gwarków 1, 40-166 Katowice, Poland
Aleksandra Strugała-Wilczek: Department of Energy Saving and Air Protection, Central Mining Institute, Plac Gwarków 1, 40-166 Katowice, Poland
Piotr Krawczyk: Department of Energy Saving and Air Protection, Central Mining Institute, Plac Gwarków 1, 40-166 Katowice, Poland
Agnieszka Leśniak: Department of Energy Saving and Air Protection, Central Mining Institute, Plac Gwarków 1, 40-166 Katowice, Poland
Tomasz Urych: Department of Geology, Geophysics and Surface Protection, Central Mining Institute, Plac Gwarków 1, 40-166 Katowice, Poland
Jarosław Chećko: Department of Geology, Geophysics and Surface Protection, Central Mining Institute, Plac Gwarków 1, 40-166 Katowice, Poland
Krzysztof Stańczyk: Department of Energy Saving and Air Protection, Central Mining Institute, Plac Gwarków 1, 40-166 Katowice, Poland

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 12, 1-20

Abstract: The region of Upper Silesia, located in southern Poland, is characterised by very high emissions of carbon dioxide into the air—the annual emission exceeds 33 Mt CO 2 and the emission ‘per capita’ is 7.2 t/y in comparison to the EU average emission per capita 6.4 t/y and 8.4 t/y for Poland in 2019. Although in the region there are over 100 carbon dioxide emitters covered by the EU ETS, over 90% of emissions come from approximately 15 large hard coal power plants and from the coke and metallurgical complex. The CCUS scenario for Upper Silesia, which encompasses emitters, capture plants, transport routes, as well as utilisation and storage sites until 2050, was developed. The baseline scenario assumes capture of carbon dioxide in seven installations, use in two methanol plants and transport and injection into two deep saline aquifers (DSA). The share of captured CO 2 from flue gas was assumed at the level of 0.25–0.9, depending mainly on the limited capacity of storage. To recognise the views of society on development of the CCUS technologies in Upper Silesia, thirteen interviews with different types of stakeholders (industry, research and education, policy makers) were conducted. The respondents evaluated CCU much better than CCS. The techno-economic assessment of CCUS carried out on a scenario basis showed that the economic outcome of the scenario with CCUS is EUR 3807.19 million more favourable compared to the scenario without CO 2 capture and storage.

Keywords: climate changes; carbon dioxide emissions; CCUS scenario; decarbonisation; Upper Silesia region (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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